What is the alphabetic writing system used in China called?

Pinyin romanization
Pinyin romanization, also spelled Pin-yin, also called Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, Chinese (Pinyin) Hanyu pinyin wenzi (“Chinese-language combining-sounds alphabet”), system of romanization for the Chinese written language based on the pronunciation of the Beijing dialect of Mandarin Chinese.

Is Mandarin the language of the future?

Because of the massive growth of the Chinese economy, its language is thought to be the language of the future. With the current progress rate by 2050 China is thought to become one of the leading economies. It is already considered to be the second leading economy.

How many years does the Chinese language system exist?

The Chinese language is the oldest written language in the world with at least six thousand years of history. Chinese character inscriptions have been found in turtle shells dating back to the Shang dynasty1 (1766-1123 BC) proving the written language has existed for more than 3,000 years.

How old is the Chinese writing system?

The Chinese writing system developed more than 4,000 years ago; the oldest extant examples of written Chinese are from the 14th or 15th cent. BC, when the Shang dynasty flourished.

Why doesn’t China have an alphabet?

China has no alphabet because its writing system was created by shamans around 1,500 BCE; tales and myths about China writing system being influential or foundational to other cultures only happened after 1,000 BCE, not before that date.

Does Chinese have a logographic writing system?

So, when we say that Chinese has a logographic writing system, one in which each basic symbol represents an independent syllable, we are speaking of the Chinese of a much earlier period. How many characters does the average literate Chinese person know?

Which countries have adapted the Chinese script?

At different points in history the Chinese script was adapted by several neighboring countries—Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. For centuries classical Chinese was the official written language in these countries.